Press release ~ New CEO
Effective September 1, 2022, Mr. Rik Zwama has joined Hütter Safety as a partner. As CEO, he will take over sales, marketing and technical duties from current director/owner Paul van Valkenhoef, who will remain associated with the Hütter organization as CFO.
Mr. Rik Zwama is an expert in fall protection with over 30 years of experience in the PPE and CPR (Construction Production Regulation) industry. He has successfully worked for several fall protection companies in commercial and technical positions in the Netherlands and for Global Manufacturers, and has experience in managing large infrastructure projects in fall protection.
In addition, he is an expert in both ISO and CEN, chairman of fall protection NEN and brings to the Hütter organization a lot of technical, market, project and international experience.
The cooperation with Mr. Zwama is important for the continuity and strategy of Hütter Safety to grow in the Dutch and foreign markets and to further expand the network of Hütter Scope fall protection systems and products.